Dissident wrote:The Eagles are happy to have him.
North don't care that he's gone.
Exactly. He has been excellent for the Eagles. At 21 years old, he'll be around for a long time. He is taking grabs, working hard, kicking goals. Some of his best games have been against the league's best sides. He is working in very well with Westbrook and Passador as our main forward targets. The Eagles midfielders are also using him more now than they did earlier in the season when I thought on occasions they were a bit reluctant to kick to him even if he had made good position.
On the other hand, North picked up O'Hara and they desperately needed a ruckman. It has proved a blessing (at this stage) for the Eagles as they have been able to give a chance to Jacobs, Pederson and Roberts at various occasions and Lindsay has relished the chance to be on the ball for longer.
A big win/win for both clubs IMO.
PS. Ian, I've been to every game and have not once heard any Eagles supporters "giving him a serve". I have heard plenty of positive comments though and it is good to have a CHF who is durable and has played every game (unlike a certain other CHF who had heaps of potential, but was injured all the time and surprise, surprise, is still injured most of the time at his new club).